Hass avocado: a profile

Eating qualities of the Hass avocado, especially as compared to other avocado varieties. For a video profile of the Hass tree, see: • Hass avocado tree: a p...
For a detailed profile of the Hass avocado variety, see: gregalder.com/yardposts/the-h...
For profiles of many other avocado varieties, see: gregalder.com/yardposts/avoca...

[@synchronicityrain8856]

just found this channel, this is so calming to watch, thank you for these vids!

[@kennykaye3798]

Hey Greg, love the content. Keep em coming!

[@leonychu5709]

Being an avocado addict, I'm really excited that I found your channel. Can do please do a video about avocado type A n B pollinators? Is any A would work with any B or it depends on other factors as well?

[@gregalderdotcom]

Thanks for the request. I actually did a video on this a couple years ago but never published it. I'll try to do one again soon.
The main need is that the bloom seasons overlap. Some varieties bloom significantly earlier or later than others. But even this is not a big deal because the earliest bloomers are usually still blooming when the latest bloomers start so there's almost always a little overlap.

[@Nazimus]

Thanks again for the quality content, I know that pinkerton stays green but I recently tasted a hass looking fruit that was green and fully ripen, the seed wasn't round but pointy, this fruit was picked from a tree in Lisbon, Portugal, couldn't ask the owner the cultivar, might be a chance seedling, the tree was producing very well also, do you have any idea of what cultivar this might be ?

[@frankyancy1347]

Since they are off patient and now more available at the nursery, and a more compact tree that produces better, how about the Carmen Hass in place of the old standard Hass?

[@gregalderdotcom]

Hi Frank, I like Carmen's more compact shape and its potential for that off bloom crop. It is certainly precocious too. I think it's a good choice if you want those characteristics.
However, in the last trial that I've seen comparing Carmen to Hass over four years of production they yielded about the same. Carmen had a slight edge in terms of fruit numbers while Hass had a slight edge in terms of fruit weight. This is from an ongoing trial up in Ventura. So I wouldn't plant a Carmen thinking that it is going to produce significantly more than Hass overall. Where I've seen Carmen and Hass planted together in other locations this is true also. My own Carmen is too young to say much about how it compares to my Hass in particular, unfortunately.

[@frankyancy1347]

@@gregalderdotcom Thx. We love our standard Hass, but I'm sure looking forward to the day our baby Carman fruits. Then I'll be able to compare first hand. Thx again for all the insightful information!

[@steinkevaz6138]

How long does it take for the hass to ripen ?

[@gregalderdotcom]

About a week, but longer earlier in its season and if it's cold.

[@raulcasas4548]

Do you have a Carmen Hass? There isn’t much info on TH-cam about the Carmen Hass.

[@gregalderdotcom]

Hi Raul, I do have a Carmen. The Carmen tree behaves differently in different locations, but the fruit is essentially identical to Hass.

[@cv1683]

Which is the tastiest variety of avocado

[@nyuuparadise1183]

Have you tried super Hass

[@lcjohn51]

Have you heard of the Florida Hass? And if so do you know the difference between them? I have one and the flesh seemed hard and rubbery. But some were ok. They sure look like a regular Hass avocado.

[@gregalderdotcom]

Hi Jack, I have heard the name but I don't know anything about it firsthand.

[@kimhicks4781]

@@gregalderdotcom it's called Super Hass and does well in Florida where CA Hass does not do well in FL

[@alexdavidson7785]

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